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Table 3 Researcher characteristics associated with unrecognized IS engagement

From: Unrecognized implementation science engagement among health researchers in the USA: a national survey

Unrecognized IS element

All IS engagement

Process evaluations

IS measures

IS frameworks

Integrating interventions into routine settings

Characteristic

%

aOR

95% CI

p value

%

aOR

95% CI

p value

%

aOR

95% CI

p value

%

aOR

95% CI

p value

%

aOR

95% CI

p value

Age (years)

 < 35

92.2

1.24

0.39 to 3.92

0.709

80.4

0.92

0.27 to 3.16

0.893

91.8

1.14

0.36 to 3.62

0.822

85.2

1.35

0.21 to 8.80

0.753

90.7

1.13

0.35 to 3.64

0.837

 35–44

87.5

1.54

0.70 to 3.39

0.279

76.3

1.14

0.48 to 2.70

0.773

87.1

1.42

0.64 to 3.13

0.387

82.8

1.27

0.36 to 4.49

0.707

85.4

1.54

0.69 to 3.42

0.293

 45–54

82.9

0.72

0.36 to 1.46

0.366

75.2

0.78

0.36 to 1.68

0.526

81.9

0.66

0.33 to 1.34

0.251

76.4

0.67

0.22 to 2.03

0.480

80.4

0.75

0.37 to 1.53

0.429

 55–64

87.1

0.98

0.54 to 1.78

0.948

80.6

1.07

0.55 to 2.06

0.842

87.0

0.93

0.51 to 1.70

0.819

81.6

0.95

0.36 to 2.52

0.919

85.2

1.06

0.58 to 1.94

0.847

 65+

87.3

0.67

0.96 to 56.89

0.054

79.7

1

  

87.3

1

  

85.4

1

  

84.2

1

  

Sex

 Female

85.1

1.02

0.70 to 1.48

0.919

74.9

0.89

0.6 to 1.33

0.577

84.7

0.99

0.68 to 1.44

0.938

79.2

0.99

0.54 to 1.83

0.977

82.9

1.01

0.69 to 1.48

0.967

 Male

88.0

1

  

81.3

1

  

87.6

1

  

83.5

1

  

85.8

1

  

Race

 White

86.7

7.41

0.96 to 56.89

0.054

77.9

1

  

86.3

1

  

81.4

1

  

84.5

1

  

 Black

78.4

0.53

0.30 to 0.94

0.031

67.7

0.64

0.25 to 1.66

0.357

77.6

0.67

0.29 to 1.56

0.354

77.8

0.85

0.08 to 9.47

0.893

76.1

0.67

0.29 to 1.56

0.353

 Hispanic

95.9

2.38

0.29 to 19.85

0.423

93.1

8.56

1.06 to 68.93

0.044

95.7

7.03

0.91 to 54.2

0.061

100

95.2

8.09

1.05 to 62.34

0.045

 Asian

83.5

0.77

0.47 to 1.26

0.293

75.0

0.65

0.34 to 1.23

0.183

82.4

0.51

0.29 to 0.92

0.024

72.2

0.35

0.13 to 0.98

0.046

80.2

0.47

0.26 to 0.85

0.013

 Other

92.3

0.83

0.51 to 1.33

0.437

88.2

2.74

0.31 to 24.19

0.365

91.3

2.22

0.26 to 18.97

0.468

88.9

2.02

0.19 to 21.91

0.562

91.3

2.26

0.27 to 18.98

0.452

Education

 PhD

87.2

0.96

1

  

1

  

86.8

1

  

81.3

1

  

84.9

1

  

 MD

86.2

0.93

0.40 to 2.14

0.863

78.9

0.72

0.37 to 1.40

0.337

85.6

0.73

0.4 to 1.33

0.306

80.4

0.70

0.27 to 1.81

0.464

83.8

0.75

0.41 to 1.38

0.359

 MD, PhD

86.0

0.89

0.45 to 1.75

0.731

74.2

0.59

0.22 to 1.61

0.305

85.7

0.81

0.33 to 2.01

0.656

70.0

0.51

0.16 to 1.61

0.250

85.7

0.99

0.38 to 2.60

0.985

 MD, Masters

80.4

1.17

0.63 to 2.15

0.619

72.8

0.85

0.51 to 1.42

0.546

80.3

0.85

0.53 to 1.37

0.510

76.3

0.82

0.36 to 1.85

0.633

78.5

0.84

0.51 to 1.36

0.469

 Masters

88.1

0.54

0.36 to 0.81

< 0.01

80.6

1.26

0.37 to 4.28

0.709

87.7

0.99

0.3 to 3.26

0.984

90.0

0.71

0.10 to 4.86

0.727

86.8

1.10

0.33 to 3.64

0.880

Region

 Northeast

88.2

0.83

0.50 to 1.38

0.470

81.4

1

  

88.1

1

  

85.2

1

  

86.1

1

  

 Midwest

84.2

0.59

0.14 to 2.46

0.467

73.3

0.68

0.39 to 1.18

0.167

83.5

0.75

0.46 to 1.23

0.254

75.2

0.74

0.32 to 1.72

0.483

81.5

0.76

0.46 to 1.25

0.277

 South

87.5

0.75

0.42 to 1.36

0.349

79.7

0.80

0.48 to 1.33

0.388

87.0

0.82

0.51 to 1.33

0.423

81.1

0.70

0.32 to 1.50

0.358

84.7

0.77

0.47 to 1.26

0.299

 West

86.1

0.80

0.33 to 1.97

0.628

77.5

0.84

0.48 to 1.48

0.546

85.9

0.85

0.51 to 1.42

0.528

82.4

0.70

0.30 to 1.62

0.402

84.9

0.87

0.51 to 1.47

0.605

 International

76.5

0.82

0.51 to 1.31

0.398

61.9

0.40

0.08 to 2.05

0.274

74.2

0.52

0.12 to 2.29

0.388

71.4

0.47

0.03 to 6.63

0.578

72.4

0.53

0.12 to 2.30

0.394

Years in health research

 < 1 to 10

88.9

0.93

0.40 to 2.14

0.863

80.8

1.05

0.43 to 2.58

0.919

88.5

0.93

0.40 to 2.15

0.864

82.6

0.59

0.15 to 2.23

0.433

87.5

1.11

0.47 to 2.63

0.805

 11 to 20

84.3

0.89

0.45 to 1.75

0.731

73.7

0.85

0.41 to 1.77

0.665

83.8

0.91

0.46 to 1.81

0.798

79.2

0.66

0.23 to 1.88

0.439

81.7

1.01

0.51 to 2.02

0.970

 21 to 30

86.8

1.17

0.63 to 2.15

0.619

78.8

0.98

0.50 to 1.90

0.951

86.3

1.17

0.63 to 2.16

0.618

79.2

0.76

0.28 to 2.06

0.596

84.6

1.27

0.68 to 2.36

0.458

 31 or more

87.9

1

  

82.1

1

  

87.8

1

  

86.4

1

  

85.3

1

  

Institution type*

 Academic

86.5

1

  

77.1

1

  

90.1

1

  

29.2

1

  

77.8

1

  

 Public

80.3

0.54

0.36 to 0.81

< 0.01

72.2

0.62

0.40 to 0.97

0.034

91.0

0.54

0.36 to 0.81

< 0.01

28.7

0.57

0.29 to 1.12

0.100

82.3

0.54

0.36 to 0.82

< 0.01

 Non-profit

87.8

1.21

0.73 to 2.02

0.454

81.8

1.26

0.73 to 2.18

0.415

90.7

1.15

0.69 to 1.91

0.597

29.1

2.93

1.05 to 8.18

0.041

78.1

1.15

0.68 to 1.92

0.602

 Private

84.7

0.74

0.31 to 1.78

0.500

71.9

0.57

0.21 to 1.51

0.254

91.7

0.73

0.30 to 1.76

0.483

25.0

0.70

0.14 to 3.36

0.652

71.7

0.59

0.24 to 1.45

0.249

Funding type*

 Public

86.1

1

  

77.4

1

  

90.4

1

  

29.4

1

  

78.5

1

  

 Foundation

80.2

0.64

0.42 to 0.98

0.039

70.7

0.68

0.43 to 1.08

0.099

92.0

0.62

0.40 to 0.95

0.027

32.8

0.78

0.39 to 1.56

0.484

83.9

0.66

0.43 to 1.03

0.067

 Private

87.6

1.11

0.52 to 2.37

0.787

81.0

1.11

0.48 to 2.55

0.808

88.2

1.08

0.51 to 2.32

0.834

33.3

0.67

0.22 to 2.07

0.486

80.4

1.15

0.54 to 2.47

0.718

 Other

92.1

2.98

0.99 to 8.99

0.053

87.0

2.93

0.93 to 9.26

0.067

92.7

3.15

1.04 to 9.53

0.043

15.9

1.92

0.18 to 20.16

0.588

79.3

3.13

1.04 to 9.45

0.043

CTSI

 Yes

85.2

0.78

0.50 to 1.22

0.277

75.8

0.77

0.48 to 1.23

0.275

84.9

0.79

0.50 to 1.24

0.299

77.9

0.51

0.24 to 1.09

0.085

82.8

0.74

0.47 to 1.17

0.199

 No

88.6

1

  

82.9

1

  

88.1

1

  

87.6

1

  

86.9

1

  

Methods used*

 RCTs

83.1

0.66

0.46 to 0.93

0.018

75.4

0.73

0.50 to 1.08

0.115

94.1

0.65

0.46 to 0.93

0.018

35.0

0.64

0.36 to 1.15

0.132

88.5

0.73

0.51 to 1.04

0.084

 Cohort

87.6

1.26

0.85 to 1.86

0.246

77.6

1.12

0.72 to 1.73

0.609

93.8

1.24

0.84 to 1.84

0.275

30.0

1.53

0.81 to 2.88

0.191

82.6

1.29

0.86 to 1.91

0.217

 Epidemiology

86.3

1

  

76.1

1

  

95.2

1

  

30.2

1

  

81.3

1

  

 Pop. studies

84.1

1.08

0.68 to 1.69

0.751

76.7

1.21

0.74 to 1.99

0.453

93.8

1.06

0.67 to 1.67

0.805

35.3

1.18

0.56 to 2.50

0.658

80.9

1.06

0.66 to 1.69

0.805

 Statistics

86

0.98

0.61 to 1.57

0.927

75.7

1.05

0.62 to 1.77

0.856

88.3

0.95

0.59 to 1.52

0.826

22.7

1.19

0.5 to 2.82

0.701

71.4

1.01

0.62 to 1.64

0.983

 Qualitative

69.2

0.24

0.16 to 0.36

< 0.001

60.0

0.30

0.20 to 0.46

< 0.001

96.8

0.24

0.16 to 0.36

< 0.001

32.8

0.14

0.07 to 0.27

< 0.001

87.9

0.25

0.17 to 0.38

< 0.001

 Other

84.8

0.79

0.54 to 1.16

0.230

75.4

0.70

0.46 to 1.07

0.101

89.1

0.84

0.57 to 1.24

0.380

29.7

1.16

0.61 to 2.21

0.644

76.3

0.78

0.53 to 1.16

0.219

Can describe IS

 Yes

81.7

0.13

0.07 to 0.27

< 0.001

73.3

0.14

0.06 to 0.33

< 0.001

81.4

0.14

0.07 to 0.29

< 0.001

77.1

0.23

0.08 to 0.68

< 0.01

79.9

0.16

0.08 to 0.33

< 0.001

 No

98.1

1

  

96.7

1

  

98.0

1

  

96.4

1

  

97.3

1

  
  1. *Participants were allowed to select more than one therefore values do not sum to 100%
  2. Note: IS Implementation Science; RCTs Randomized controlled trials